Total enrollment
10,516
+105 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Clifton Public School District
New Jersey · 10,516 students · 2 cities
Clifton Public School District's public schools total 19 across the district, with enrollment of about 10,516 and an average school size near 553.
4-year change in Clifton Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Clifton Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Jersey | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #176 of 243 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,516 | #13 of 372 | #866 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #9 of 372 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #175 of 370 | #1,127 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 65.6% | #57 of 369 | #2,272 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #172 of 298 | #2,547 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Clifton Public School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from School #9 at 57.1% proficient to School #11 at 24.7%, a gap of 32.4 points. That is the 28th widest gap among 186 New Jersey districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 10,689 to 10,127 students (down 5%) and from 843 to 903 full-time teachers (up 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton High School | Clifton | High | 09-12 | 3,150 |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | Clifton | Middle | 06-08 | 1,255 |
| Christopher Columbus Middle School | Clifton | Middle | 06-08 | 1,092 |
| School #12 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 560 |
| School #17 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 |
| School #13 | Clifton | Elementary | KG-05 | 443 |
| School #2 | Clifton | Elementary | KG-05 | 401 |
| School #5 | Clifton | Elementary | KG-05 | 398 |
| School #11 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 376 |
| School #14 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 355 |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton | Clifton | Elementary | PK-PK | 327 |
| School #9 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 306 |
| School #15 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 282 |
| School #3 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 257 |
| School #1 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 255 |
| School #16 | Clifton | Elementary | KG-05 | 201 |
| School #8 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 165 |
| School #4 | Clifton | Elementary | PK-05 | 130 |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood | Clifton | Elementary | PK-PK | 62 |
About Clifton Public School District
As a sparse district in New Jersey, Clifton Public School District enrolls 10,516 students across 19 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Clifton Public School District is made up of 16 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 10,411 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,516 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 18 to 19 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Clifton Public School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.